Gabon’s post-coup reform efforts under fire

Seven months after bringing the curtain down on the 55-year Bongo dynasty, Gabon's transitional president launches a national dialogue Tuesday touted as paving the way for elections next year.

Nevertheless some criticise what they say amounts to a dialogue “between oneself” that lays the path towards the general’s candidacy for president. Independent website GabonReview.com said this month that the military authorities could also count on a further 100 participants from local and regional entities set up since the coup.

As well as branding the election result a fraud, the opposition and the military coup leaders accused Ali Bongo’s regime of widespread corruption and bad governance.For the other dialogue participants, the 104 “legally recognised” parties — most of which support the general since the coup — put forward four people, one of whom was selected.

“Organising a dialogue and choosing who comes is a bit like having defined what will be said,” said Guy Pambo Mihindou, a Libreville University researcher in political science.“The organisation of the IND is being done in total opacity,” Joachim Mbatchi Pambou from the Forum for the Defence of the Republic said.

Detractors say resolutions from the national dialogue will not be binding, including on the future constitution which authorities say will be put to a referendum. Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress has urged government to prosecute the 15 persons it named last week as terrorism financiers.Promoter of Mambilla Hydro Project, Leno Adesanya, has restated his stance to execute the Mambilla Hydro Power project in Taraba state.

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